BDC exploring matching investments for angel-backed startups amid COVID-19
BDC Capital is considering extending its investment matching efforts to include angel investors and angel-backed startups that…
Black Swan #4 – Michael Hyatt says we’re all wartime entrepreneurs now
What Canadian tech is facing right now with COVID-19 is worse than 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis. Combined. “Hope…
The one book Erin Bury thinks every startup founder should read
In these unprecedented times, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. BetaKit has teamed up with Microsoft for Startups…
City of Toronto reclaims startup lead as it restructures to better fight COVID-19
Chris Rickett, the former manager of entrepreneurship services at the City of Toronto, has returned to a role in the municipality,…
Black Swan #3 – Is this pandemic tax deductible?
It was a tough week. Last Thursday, Canadian tech woke up to the cold reality that the 75 percent federal wage subsidy wasn’t…
Black Swan #2 – Performing layoffs in a pandemic
For two weeks, Canadian tech companies have been on pins and needles waiting for a support package from the federal government.…
Join BetaKit’s live AMA Thursday with Michael Hyatt on surviving a Black Swan
Every Canadian tech business knows right now that it’s not business as usual. As the world combats a global pandemic, entrepreneurs…
Introducing the Black Swan podcast by BetaKit
Hello, it’s been a while. The last time you heard a podcast from BetaKit was in 2019. Allow me to explain. “Everything…
Ecobee lays off 10% of staff, cancels new product line in COVID-19 market
Toronto-based IoT thermostat startup Ecobee has laid off 47 employees, BetaKit has learned. Ecobee has confirmed the layoffs…
Inside Planswell’s messy relaunch, three months after bankruptcy
In an email to investors and former employees obtained by BetaKit, Planswell co-founder and CEO Eric Arnold said he is “launching…
Microsoft partners with Invest Ottawa to scale public sector startups
Microsoft and Invest Ottawa announced a joint partnership to support public sector startups in the nation’s capital today.…
Round13 surpasses $325 million in capital under management with launch of two new funds
Since closing its $95 million first fund in 2017, Round13 Capital has stayed out of the limelight, eschewing the public exposure…
Turo, TradeRev headline first 2020 AutoTech meetup on Feb 6th
At the end of 2018, BetaKit partnered with TradeRev to produce an event focused on the future of AutoTech. It was BetaKit’s…
Xanadu receives grant from DARPA to test QML performance on quantum hardware
Toronto-based quantum computing startup Xanadu announced today that it has secured a grant from the Defense Advanced Research…
MaRS and EDC announce new program for startups expanding internationally
Toronto innovation hub MaRS Discovery District (MaRS) and Export Development Canada (EDC), a crown corporation, announced a…